repair Definition

repair¹
verb repaired, repairing

1. To restore (something damaged or broken) to good working condition.

Thesaurus: fix, mend, adjust, correct, settle, reform, patch, rejuvenate, refurbish, touch up, put in order, revamp, rectify.
2. To put right, heal or make up for (some wrong that has been done).

noun

1. An act or the process of repairing.

Thesaurus: improvement, restoration, overhaul, rehabilitation, renovation, replacement.
2. A condition or state.

Example: in good repair
Thesaurus: condition, state, shape, form.
3. A part or place that has been mended or repaired.

Derivative: repairable
adj

Derivative: repairer
noun

Etymology: 14c: from French reparer, from Latin reparare, from parare to put in order or make ready.

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repair²
verb, intr repaired, repairing

old use:
1. To go there.

Thesaurus: go, retire, withdraw, move, remove.
2. To take oneself off there.

Etymology: 14c: from French repairer, from Latin repatriare to return to one's homeland, from patria homeland.